Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health,

personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible

versions of ourselves.

I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia.

To get more information, visit the website at therapyforblackgirls.com.

And while I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant

to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.

Hey y'all, welcome to session 61 of the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast.

Many of you have probably heard about virtual therapy as another way to work with a therapist.

So I wanted to make sure you had all the details you needed to decide whether this might be something

that works for you.

Today, I'm joined by Melissa Douglas, who has an entirely virtual practice in St. Louis.

Melissa is the sole distance counselor and owner of Gold Driven Counseling LLC, a private

telemoto health counseling practice where she supports teens and millennials through challenging

educational, career, and life transitions through secure video conferencing.

She is a native of Chicago, Illinois, who has called St. Louis Missouri home for almost

a decade.

She is a proud Triton who received a Bachelor's of Social Work degree, Master of Social

Work degree, and also a certificate in non-profit management and leadership from the University

of Missouri St. Louis.

She is a licensed clinical social worker and a distance credentialed counselor who has

diverse, volunteer, and work experience with youth and juvenile detention, community

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